December 2017 Overall Moose Jaw – 13 10-1-1-1 22 Everett – 12 10-2-0-0 20 Vancouver – 11 8-2-1-0 17 Kelowna – 11 8-3-0-0 16 Seattle – 11 7-2-2-0 16 Brandon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Saskatoon – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Swift Current – 12 8-4-0-0 16 Tri City […]
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WHL recap: Pats snap losing streak; Royals blow away Cougars
Regina 5 Brandon 4 Sometimes you don’t truly know who you have on your roster until injuries and absences force you to play someone in bigger moments than you usually do. That was what happened with the Regina Pats (17-18-3-0) and 1999-born forward Scott Mahovlich. The former Kamloops Blazers forward […]
WHL recap: Chiefs edge Thunderbirds; Wheat Kings and Cougars earn wins
Brandon 5 Regina 3 If the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-18-3-0) were hoping for a turnaround in their return to hockey after the holiday break, they would be sorely disappointed. With Sam Steel still away, the Pats could not keep up with the Brandon Wheat Kings (25-8-0-1) at Westman […]
At the halfway mark: B.C. Division
Western Hockey League teams pretty much all arrived at the 36-game mark as the Christmas break in the schedule arrived. Regular season play starts up again tonight with 11 games on the slate. When we last collaborated about the B.C. Division, at the quarter pole in early November, the Victoria […]
Christmas Wish List
Below is a satirical look at the Christmas Wish for each of the 22 WHL teams. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the fans, the office staff, the hockey staff and most of all the players of the Western Hockey League. Brandon Wheat Kings – More of the […]
WHL recap: Wolf shuts out Cougars; Hurricanes, Giants and Broncos emerge with wins
Lethbridge 6 @Regina 2 A night after the offense of the struggling Lethbridge Hurricanes (15-16-2-0) hit a season-low when they were shutout by the Brandon Wheat Kings, they rebounded with a six-goal effort against the Memorial Cup host Regina Pats (16-16-3-0). The ‘Canes were mired in a four-game losing streak and were […]
WHL recap: Thompson leads streaking Wheat Kings; Kelowna, Seattle and Spokane all win
Kelowna 7 @Prince Albert 3 The Kelowna Rockets (19-11-2-1) road trip through the WHL’s East Division has been feast or famine. They started off with a 7-5 win over the Rrgina Pats, then dropped four straight, where they lost by three or more each time. Friday night, it was a […]
Sibling rivalry pushed Kryski brothers to WHL success
Like most brothers, the Kryski’s found heated competition in all aspects of life growing up. Depending on which one you ask, the answer changes when trying to figure out who was the better tennis, golf, mini stick, ping pong and Yahtzee player. “There was always a sore loser in the […]
WHL recap: Wheat Kings, Cougars and Broncos win one-goal affairs
Brandon 3 Kamloops 2 The visiting Kamloops Blazers (14-16-0-1) gave the Brandon Wheat Kings (23-7-0-1) everything they could handle on Tuesday night at Westman Place. But the speed of Evan Weinger and the skill of Stelio Mattheos shined through and led the Wheat Kings to their ninth straight win. Backup […]
WHL recap: Minulin nets OT winner; Gauthier shuts down ICE
Swift Current 5 Prince Albert 4 (OT) With Tyler Steenbergen out nursing an unknown ailment, the Swift Current Broncos (20-6-2-0) were going to need their newly acquired secondary scoring to step up. Matteo Gennaro did that in a big way Tuesday. He assisted on four of his team’s five goals […]
